1. SOPHOMORE PARENTS GUIDANCE NIGHT April 26, 2016 JOHN HANRAHAN – Dean of Guidance & College Advising DINA DEROSA - Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (A-J) LYNNE CHESBRO – Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (K-Z) SUZANNE GORAB- Junior/Senior College Advisor RICK HUTCHINSON – Junior/Senior College Advisor

2. STEP 2… The challenges and opportunities of Junior and Senior years

3. Overview: Guidance Curriculum Turnover of files College Planning Process

4. Freshman & Sophomore Guidance Seminar Curriculum Lynne Chesbro -Freshman Dina DeRosa -Sophomore Academic topics – Transition to Prep – Academic success skills & accountability Personal, social & health related topics: – Safe School Climate Plan – Substance Abuse – Wellness Seeing the big picture – Transcript Review – Standardized testing PSAT-College Board SAT/ACT Combo Test-Saturday, May 7 th SAT Subject Tests – Naviance Learning Style, Personality & Career Interest Inventories Activities Resumes College Searches

5. Counselor Transition Facilitates individual counseling & academic tracking Grade reports Standardized test scores

6. Junior Guidance Seminar The College Planning Process Academics Standardized testing Career One to one counselor meetings Create a resume Extracurricular activities College Searching Naviance Coalition Application

7. STANDARDIZED TESTING – PSAT (FALL) – SAT (SPRING) – SAT Subject Test (if necessary) – ACT (SPRING)

8. Naviance College planning tool for students, counselors, families Manage college applications Archives past admission results for predictive purposes www.fairfieldprep.org

9. TRENDS ARE REVEALING Academic Profiles – Junior Year Performance Personal Profiles – Build a distinguishing resume – Seek growth opportunities Service experiences Kairos Retreat – Increase responsibility – Leadership

10. Junior Year FALL - Search Strategies - Testing Strategies -Guidelines -College Search in Broad Strokes SPRING - Individual Counselor Meeting - Testing First Round - College Visits - College Fairs

11. Counselor Breakdown DINA DEROSA Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (A-J) kderosa@fairfieldprep.org (203)254-4200 ext. 2758 kderosa@fairfieldprep.org LYNNE CHESBRO Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (K-Z) lchesbro@fairfieldprep.orglchesbro@fairfieldprep.org (203)254-4200 ext. 2513 RICK HUTCHINSON Junior/Senior College Advisor rhutchinson@fairfieldprep.orgrhutchinson@fairfieldprep.org (203)254-4200 ext. 2502 - (Henry Adiletta – Frank Gallagi) SUZANNE GORAB Junior/Senior College Advisor sgorab@fairfieldprep.orgsgorab@fairfieldprep.org (203)254-4200 ext. 2133 - (Christopher Geisert – Alexander McMullen) JOHN HANRAHAN Dean of Guidance & College Advising jhanrahan@fairfieldprep.orgjhanrahan@fairfieldprep.org (203)254-4200 ext. 2238 - (Alexandre Mead – Haoxiang Zhang)

12. Questions?